The Gioenian Academy (

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: ''Accademia Gioenia'') is a scientific and academic society in Catania, Italy, that was founded in 1824. Today it is closely associated with the

University of Catania The University of Catania ( it, Università degli Studi di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest university in the world. With a ...

Origins

The academy of natural sciences, which had been conceived by the naturalist Giuseppe Gioeni d'Angiò (1743-1822), was founded in 1824 on the initiative of the

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Cesare Borgia, who lived in Catania due to the well-known events of the Order, and ten intellectuals and scientists, among which were

Carlo Gemmellaro Carlo Gemmellaro (1787-1866) was an Italian naturalist and geologist. He was noted for his studies on the vulcanology of his native Sicily. His son Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro was a noted geologist, paleontologist and politician, who served as ...

. The academy had its initial meeting in 1824 at the Palazzo Centrale dell'Università di Catania.Official website
The initial organization separated two sections, both mainly focused on events observable in Sicily: a section of ''Storia Naurale'' (Natural History) and one of ''Scienze Fisiche''. The latter often focused on the particular geology and vulcanology of Sicily, but also on metereological observations. It has published for decades a scientific journal.

References

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